These Are 30 The Highest Paid Musicians In The World & I Officially Have No Problem Illegally Downloading Their Shit

The US Census Bureau reported a mean personal income of $44,510 for all workers over age 15 with income in the United States. It’s a livable wage. Not a wage that would allow the average American to make it rain at the strip club, but enough to put a roof over your head and some ramen on your table.

Well, Forbes released its annual list of the World’s Top Earning Musicians and you’ll be glad to know that the poorest person on that list makes nearly 865 times that mean personal income number for the U.S. And to think, you and I could have been the songbirds of our generation. The list contains old musicians and new, some surprises and Taylor Swift, and even a couple figures who aren’t even releasing music anymore.

In order to come up with the below numbers, Forbes considers the following:

Our list measures pretax income from June 1, 2015, to June 1, 2016 before deducting management fees. Numbers are based on data from Pollstar, Nielsen and the RIAA, as well as interviews with managers, agents, lawyers—and some stars themselves.